EnGenius M35 manuale d’uso

0  Long  Rang e  Multi ‐ Function  Acc es s  Poi nt  M35      Us e r  Manual  V1.0[...]

1 Ta b l e  of  Cont en ts  1  PRODU CT  O VERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. ............................. 4  1.1  B ENEFITS .......................................................................................................[...]

2 4.3.7  WP A  Mix ed .............................................................................................................................. ........................ 32  4.3.8  Radius  A ccoun ting .............................................................................................................................. ..[...]

3 9.2  C LIENT  B RIDGE  M ODE .............................................................................................................................. ...................... 64  9.3  WDS  B RIDGE  M ODE .......................................................................................................................[...]

4  1  Product  Overview  Thank  you  fo r  using  M35.  It  is  a  powerful,  enhanced,  en terprise  scale  product  with  7+1  multi ‐ functions  Access  Po i nt,  Acce ss  Po int  with  WDS  function,  Client  Bridge,  WDS  Bridge,  Re pea ter ,  AP[...]

5 e) Wi r e l e s s  ext ensions  to  Eth er net  network s  Network  manager s  in  dynamic  en viro nment s  can  minimiz e  the  ove rhead  caused  by  mo ve s,  extensions  to  network s,  and  other  changes  with  wir eless  LA N s .  f) Wi r e d  LAN  backup [...]

6  1.2  Featu re  Acce ss  Po int  Mode  Us e  this  fe at ur e  to  setup  the  acce ss  point ’ s  confi guration  in f ormation.  It  has  support  adju stin g  transmit  po wer  and  channel.  Clien t  can  access  the  network  with  dif f erent  reg[...]

7 authentica ted  key  managemen t.    1.3  Pa ck ag e  Contents  Ope n  the  pac kage  caref ully ,  and  mak e  sure  that  none  of  the  items  list ed  below  are  missing.  Do  not  discar d  the  pac king  ma terials,  in  case  of  return; [...]

8 Powe r  Require ments   Po we r  Supply:  90  to  240  VDC  ±  10 ％ ,  50/ 60  Hz  (depends  on  diff eren t  countries)   Ac tive  Ethe rnet  (P ower  over  Eth erne t,  IEEE802.3af ) ‐ 48  VDC/ 0.375A   Device:  12V / 1A  Reg ulat ion  Certifica ti[...]

9  2  M35  Multi ‐ Function  Instruction  Guide  2.1  Acce ss  Poin t  In  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mode  with  WDS  Function,  M35  function  lik es  a  centr al  connection  for  an y  statio ns  or  clients  tha t  support  IEEE  802.11b/ g  and  Su[...]

10   2.3  Client  Bridge  In  the  Client  Bridg e  Mode,  the  M35  function  like s  a  wir eless  dongle.  Connect ed  to  an  Access  Poi nt  wirele ssly  and  surf  int ernet  whenever  you  want.  Us i n g  Site  Survey  to  scan  all  the[...]

11   2.5  Rep eate r  In  the  Re pea ter  Mode,  the  M35  can  ex ten d  the  wirele ss  cove r age  are a  of  another  Ac cess  Poi nt  or  Wi r e l e s s  Rou te r .  A ccess  Poi nt  or  Wi r e l e s s  Ro ute r  must  within  the  ran ge  and  [...]

12 the  ra nge .     2.7  Client  Rou te r  In  the  Client  Rou ter  Mode,  the  M35  has  DHCP  Server  build  inside  that  allow s  man y  LA N s  automa tically  gen erate  an  IP  addres s  to  share  the  same  Internet.  Connect  an  [...]

13   In  Mesh  Mode,  r ecommended  1  Gatew a y  with  4  Re lay  Linear  and  rad ia ti ve  deploymen t  scenario.  [...]

14  3  Computer  Configuration  Instruction  3.1  Assign  a  Static  IP  In  order  to  configure  M35,  plea se  f ollow  the  instruction  below:   1.  In  the  Contr ol  Pa ne l ,  double  click  Netw ork  Connections  and  then  double  click  [...]

15    3.2  Logging  Method  Af te r  complete  the  IP  set tings  from  las t  section,  you  can  now  access  the  web ‐ based  co nfigur ation  menu.   1.  Ope n  web  browser   2.  Ent er  IP  192.168.1.1  in to  you  add ress  fi lter . [...]

16 4  Wireless  Configuration  4.1  Swit ching  Op erat io n  Mode  The  M35  supports  6  dif f eren t  operation  mode s:  A ccess  Poi nt ,  Client  Bridge,  WDS  Bridg e,  Rep eate r ,  AP  Rou te r ,  and  Clien t  Ro ute r .   Click  Sys tem  Properties [...]

17 4.2  Wi r e l e s s  Settings  4.2.1  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mod e   Wi r e l e s s  Mode  Select  the  desi red  802.11  st andar d  modes  or  Su perG  mode.  There  are  four  diff erent  modes  and  they  are  802.1 1b,  80 2.11g  Onl y ,  80 2.11  b/ g ?[...]

18    SSID  Specify  the  SSI D  fo r  curr ent  pr ofile.  VL AN  ID  Specify  the  VLAN  tag  fo r  current  pr ofile.  Suppresse d  SSID  Place  a  Chec k  to  hide  the  SSID .  Client  wi ll  no t  be  able  to  see  the  broadc ast  [...]

19 4.2.2  Client  Bridge  Mode   Wi r e l e s s  Mode  Select  the  desi red  802.11  st andar d  modes  or  Su perG  mode.  There  are  four  diff erent  modes  and  they  are  802.1 1b,  80 2.11g  Onl y ,  80 2.11  b/ g  mixed  and  SuperG.  SSID  S[...]

20 Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Refres h  Press  Refresh  to  scan  again.   Auction:  If  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  is  suppre ssed  it s  own  SSID ,  SSID  section  wi ll  be  blank,  the  SSID  mus [...]

21 4.2.4  Rep eater  Mode   Wi r e l e s s  Mode  Select  the  desi red  802.11  st andar d  modes  or  Su perG  mode.  There  are  four  diff erent  modes  and  they  are  802.1 1g  Only ,  80 2.11  b/g  mix ed  and  SuperG.  SSID  Specify  the  SSI [...]

22 Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Refres h  Press  Refresh  to  scan  again.   Auction:  If  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  is  suppre ssed  it s  own  SSID ,  SSID  section  wi ll  be  blank,  the  SSID  mus [...]

23 SSID.  Profile  Isolation  Restr icted  Client  to  communicate  with  dif fer ent  VID  by  Selecting  the  Radio  button.   Auction:  SuperG  is  a  special  fea tu re  in  M35.  If  the  clien t  does  not  support  SuperG,  it  cannot  e st abl[...]

24 4.2.6  Client  Ro ut er  Mode   Wi r e l e s s  Mode  Select  the  desi red  802.11  st andar d  modes  or  Su perG  mode.  There  are  four  diff erent  modes  and  they  are  802.1 1b,  80 2.11g  Onl y ,  80 2.11  b/ g  mixed  and  SuperG.  SSID [...]

25 Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Refres h  Press  Refresh  to  scan  again.   Auction:  If  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  is  suppre ssed  it s  own  SSID ,  SSID  section  wi ll  be  blank,  the  SSID  mus [...]

26   Mesh  Pr ofile   SSID  Specify  the  na me  of  the  Mesh  netw orking.  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Sav e  /  Cancel  Press  Sa ve  to  save  the  changes  or  Cancel  to  ret urn  pre [...]

27 Sta tion  Sep ar ation  Select  the  Ra dio  Butto n  to  allow  /  deny  clien t  to  communicate  each  other .  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Sav e  /  Cancel  Press  Sa ve  to  save  the  changes[...]

28  4.3.2  WP A ‐ PSK   Security  Mode  Select  WP A ‐ PSK  fr om  the  drop  down  list  to  begin  the  c onfigur ation.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  En cryption  type.  Pa ssphrase  Specify  the  security  passwo rd.  Group  K[...]

29 Security  Mode  Select  WP A2 ‐ PSK  from  the  dr op  down  list  to  begin  the  configura tion.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  En cryption  type.  Pa ssphrase  Specify  the  security  passwo rd.  Group  Key  U pdate  Int erval  Sp[...]

30 4.3.5  WP A   Security  Mode  Select  WP A  from  the  drop  do wn  list  to  begin  the  confi gura tion.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  En cryption  type.  Radius  Server  Specify  Ra dius  Server  IP  Addr ess.  Radius  Por t [...]

31  4.3.6  WP A2   Security  Mode  Select  WP A2  from  the  dr op  down  list  to  begi n  the  configur ation.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  En cryption  type.  Radius  Server  Specify  Ra dius  Server  IP  Addr ess.  Radius  [...]

32   4.3.7  WP A  Mix ed    Security  Mode  Select  WP A  Mix ed  fr om  the  drop  down  list  to  begin  the  configuration.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  En cryption  type.  Radius  Server  Specify  Ra dius  Server  IP [...]

33 4.3.8  Radius  A ccounting   Radius  Acc ounting  Select  Enab le  to  begin  configura tion  of  Radius  A ccounting.  Radius  Acc ounting  Server Specify  Ra dius  Accounting  Server  IP .  Radius  Acc ounting  Por t  Specify  Ra dius  Accounting  Server  IP . [...]

34 4.4  Wi r e l e s s  Advance d  Settings   Data  Ra te  Select  Dat a  Rate  fr om  the  dr op  down  list.  Dat a  rate  will  affect  the  efficiency  of  the  throug hput.  If  the  da ta  rate  is  set  to  a  small  number ,  th e  low e[...]

35 WMM  Select  Disable  or  Enable  WMM  function.  WMM  is  bas ed  on  the  fou r  Ac cess  Categorie s:  voic e,  video,  bes t  eff ort  and  backgr ound.  WMM  function  is  not  used  to  guar antee  transmission  speed.  Channel  Bandwidth  Selec[...]

36 4.6  WDS  Link  Set tings  WDS  Link  Settings  is  use d  to  est a blish  a  connection  between  Acce ss  Po in ts  but  the  device  is  no t  losing  Acce ss  Po in t  function.  AP  has  WDS  function  can  exte nd  the  wireless  coverage ?[...]

37 5  LAN  Setup  This  section  will  guide  you  to  the  Local  Are a  Network  (L AN)  settings  5.1  IP  Set tings  This  section  is  only  avai l abl e  fo r  Non ‐ Ro ute r  Mode .  IP  Settings  allow s  you  to  LA N  port  IP  addre ss[...]

38 5.2  Spanning  Tr e e  Set tings   Spanning  Tr e e  Status  Select  the  Ra dio  butto n  to  On  or  Of f  Spanning  Tr e e  function.  Bridge  Hello  Ti m e  Specify  Bridge  Hello  Ti m e  in  second.  Bridge  Max  Ag e  Specify  Bridge  Ma x ?[...]

39 6  Router  Settings  This  section  is  only  avai l abl e  fo r  AP  Ro ut er  Mode  and  Client  Rou te r  Mode .  6.1  WA N  Setting s  There  ar e  fo ur  diff erent  types  of  WA N  connection:  Sta tic  IP ,  DHCP ,  PPPoE  and  PPTP .  Plea[...]

40  Internet  Connection  Typ e Select  Sta tic  IP  to  begin  configura tion  of  the  Static  IP  connection.  Acco unt  Name  Specify  A ccount  Name  tha t  is  pro vided  by  ISP .  Domain  Name  Specify  Domai n  Name  that  is  pr ovided  by  [...]

41 MTU  is  set  too  low,  the  router  will  fragment  packets  unnecessarily  and  in  extreme  cases  may  be  unable  to  establish  some  connections.  In  either  case,  network  performance  can  suffer.   6.1.2  DHCP  (Dynamic  IP)  Select[...]

42 manually .  Discard  Ping  on  WA N  Place  a  Check  to  Enable  or  Disable  ping  fr om  WA N .  Apply  /  Cancel  Press  Apply  to  apply  the  change s  or  Cancel  to  ret urn  previous  settings.   Auction:  If  the  router's  MTU[...]

43 6.1.3  PPPoE  (P oint ‐ to ‐ Point  Pro tocol  ove r  Eth ern et)  Select  PPP oE  as  your  WA N  connection  type  if  your  ISP  provide s  Us e r n a m e  and  Pas swo rd .  PPPoE  is  a  DSL  service  and  please  remo ve  your  PPPoE  softw are ?[...]

44 Connect  on  Demand  Select  the  Ra dio  butto n  to  specify  the  maximum  idle  time.  Internet  connection  will  disconnect  when  it  reach  the  maximum  idle  time,  but  it  wi ll  automa tically  c onnect  when  user  tries  to  access ?[...]

45  6.1.4  PPTP  (P oint ‐ to ‐ Po in t  T un neling  Protocol)  Select  PPTP  as  your  WA N  connection  type  if  your  ISP  pro vides  inf ormation  about  IP  Addr ess,  Subnet  Mask,  Def ault  Gatewa y  (Optional),  DNS  (O ptional),  Ser ver  IP , [...]

46 MTU  Specify  the  Ma ximum  T ransmit  Un it  size.  Sugge st  rema in  in  Auto.  IP  Addre s s  Specify  WAN  port  IP  a ddre ss.  IP  Subnet  Mask  Specify  WAN  IP  Subne t  Mask.  Gatew ay  IP  A ddress  Specify  WAN  Gateway  IP  address. ?[...]

47 6.2  LA N  Se ttings  (R outer  Mode)   IP  Addre s s  Specify  LA N  port  IP  addr ess.  IP  Subnet  Mask  Specify  LA N  IP  Subnet  Mask.  WINS  Server  IP  Specify  WI NS  Server  IP .  Us e  Rou te r  As  DHCP  Server  Place  a  Chec k [...]

48  6.3  VPN  Pas s  Through  VPN  Pas s  Th r ough  is  on  top  of  an  exist ing  network  by  passing  or  restr ict ing  cert ain  protocol.  This  function  can  help  to  pr ovide  a  secur e  privat e  network.   PPTP  Pa ss  Through  Pl[...]

49 6.4  Por t  F orwar ding  Por t  F or warding  is  used  to  for wa rd  a  TCP /I P  packet  in  a  NA T  to  a  specific  network  port.   Add  En try  Press  Add  Entry  to  ad d  a  rule  of  Por t  Forw arding.  Apply  Press  Apply  to[...]

50  6.5  DMZ  DMZ  (Demi litarized)  is  a  ph ysical  or  logical  subnetwork  that  expos ed  LA N  to  an  unknown  network.  This  function  allow s  you  to  add  an  additional  entry  to  an  IP  addre ss.   DMZ  Hosting  Select  Enab le [...]

51  7  Information  Status  Status  section  is  on  the  navigation  drop ‐ down  menu.  You  will  then  see  three  options:  Main,  Wireless  Client  List,  System  Log,  WDS  Link  Status,  Connection  Status,  and  DHCP  Client  Table.  Each ?[...]

52  7.2  Wi r e l e s s  Client  List  Click  on  the  Wireless  Client  List  link  under  the  Status  drop ‐ down  menu.  This  page  displays  the  list  of  Clients  that  are  associated  to  the  M35.  The  MAC  addresses  and  signal ?[...]

53  7.3  Syste m  Log  Click  on  the  System  Log  link  under  the  Status  drop ‐ down  menu.  The  device  automatically  logs  (records)  events  of  possible  interest  in  its  internal  memory.  If  there  is  not  enough  internal  memor[...]

54 7.4  WDS  Link  St atus  The  WDS  Link  Status  will  only  show  in  WDS  Bridge  Mode.  Click  on  the  WDS  Link  Status  link  under  the  Status  drop ‐ down  menu.  This  page  displays  the  current  status  of  WDS  link,  inclu[...]

55 7.6  DHCP  Client  Ta b l e  Click  on  the  DHCP  Client  List  link  under  the  Status  drop ‐ down  menu.  This  page  displays  the  list  of  Clients  that  are  associated  to  the  M35  through  DHCP.  The  MAC  addresses  and  sign[...]

56 8  Management  Settings  Management  section  is  on  the  navigation  drop ‐ down  menu.  You  will  then  see  seven  options:  administration,  management  VLAN,  SNMP  settings,  backup/restore  settings,  firmware  upgrade,  time  settings,  and  log. ?[...]

57 Por t  Por t  number  is  8080,  then  you  wi ll  need  to  enter  foll owi ng  http:// <IP  addre ss>:8080  to  access  the  web  interface.  Apply  /  Cancel  Press  Apply  to  apply  the  change s  or  Cancel  to  ret urn  previous  setti[...]

58 8.3  SNMP  Set tings  Click  on  the  SNMP  Settings  link  under  the  Management  menu.  This  is  a  networking  manag ement  protoc ol  use d  to  monitor  network ‐ attach ed  devices.  SNMP  allo ws  messages  (c alled  pr otocol  data  units)  t[...]

59 8.4  Backup/R estor e  Settings  Click  on  the  Backup/Restore  Setting  link  under  the  Management  menu.  This  option  is  used  to  save  the  current  settings  of  the  device  in  a  file  on  your  local  disk  or  load  settings  [...]

60 Auction:  Up g ra d e  proce ss  may  take  few  minute s,  please  do  not  pow e r  off  the  device  and  it  ma y  cause  the  device  cr a shed  or  unusable.  M35  wi ll  restart  aut omatically  once  the  upgra de  is  com pleted.  8.6  Ti [...]

61 8.7  Log  Click  on  the  Log  link  under  the  Management  menu.  The  Log  page  displays  a  list  of  events  that  are  triggered  on  the  Ethernet  and  Wireless  interface.  This  log  can  be  referred  when  an  unknown  error ?[...]

62 8.8  Diagnos tics  Click  on  the  Diagnostics  link  under  the  Management  menu.  This  function  allows  you  to  detect  connection  quality  and  trace  the  routing  table  to  the  target.   Ta r g e t  IP  Specify  the  IP  addr ess  yo[...]

63  9  Network  Configuration  Example  This  chapter  de scri bes  the  rol e  of  the  M35  with  three  diff eren t  modes.  The  Ac cess  Poi nt  mode’ s  def a ult  c onfigur ation  is  a  centra l  unit  of  the  wireless  netw ork  or  as  a [...]

64 to  connect  with  or  enter  SSID  manually .  Step3  Configure  VLAN  ID  in  your  wir eless  device  if  avai la ble .  Step4  Select  correct  authenti cation  type  and  pas sword.  Auction:  M35’ s  Acc ess  Po int  Mode  does  no t  provide [...]

65  WDS  Bridge  Step1  Login  to  the  web ‐ based  configu r ation  interf ace  with  default  IP  19 2.168.1.1  Step2  Select  your  country  or  reg ion’s  regu latio n.  Step3  Select  Op erat io n  Mode  to  WD S  Bridge  from  System  Propertie s . [...]

66 Rep eater  Step1  Login  to  the  web ‐ based  configu r ation  interf ace  with  default  IP  19 2.168.1.1  Step2  Select  your  country  or  reg ion’s  regu latio n.  Step3  Change  opera tion  mode  to  Repe ater  from  Syst em  Propertie s .  Step4  Se[...]

67 AP  Rou ter  Step1  Login  to  the  web ‐ based  configu r ation  interf ace  with  default  IP  19 2.168.1.1  Step2  Select  your  country  or  reg ion’s  regu latio n.  Step3  Change  opera tion  mode  to  AP  Rou ter  from  System  Propertie s .  Ste[...]

68 Step2  Select  your  country  or  reg ion’s  regu latio n.  Step3  Select  Op erat io n  Mode  to  Client  Ro ute r  fro m  System  Properties .  Step4  Change  your  Local  Area  Network  set ting  to  Obtain  an  IP  Addres s  Automa tically .  Step5 ?[...]

69 Step8  Specify  curr ent  device  is  a  gateway  or  re lay .  Step9  Press  Ap ply  to  sav e  all  changes.  Note(1 ):  Non ‐ M3 5  prod uct  may  find  dif ficulty  of  configura tion.  Note(2 ):  In  Mesh  Mode,  rec ommende d  1  Gateway  with ?[...]

70  Appendix  A  –  FCC  Interference  Statement   Fede ral  Communication  Commission  In terf erence  Stat ement   This  equipment  ha s  been  tested  and  foun d  to  comply  with  the  limits  fo r  a  Class  B  digital  device,  pur suant  to [...]